arenite

A1R1E1N1I1T1E1

noun

Any sedimentary rock with a grain size in the sand range on the Wentworth scale.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

nounarenite (countable and uncountable, plural arenites)

plural arenites

  1. countableuncountableAny sedimentary rock with a grain size in the sand range on the Wentworth scale.

Origin

  1. Latinarēna“sand”
  2. Englisharenite

Latin arēna (“sand”) + -ite

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Translations

Czech arenit
  • arenitsedimentary rock
Finnish areniitti
  • areniittisedimentary rock
French arénite
  • arénitesedimentary rock
Polish arenit
  • arenitsedimentary rock

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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